How did the Nazis gain power?

Percentage of votes gained by the major German political parties in Reichstag elections, 1924-1932. The Nazis were seen as the strongest group capable of preventing what others saw as the threat of communism.

Between 1929 and 1932, the catastrophic economic and political situation increased support for parties with extreme solutions to Germany’s problems. Politics polarised in Germany.

While the communists promised to give the unemployed and working classes control of the country and ownership of industry, the Nazis were seen as the strongest group capable of preventing what others saw as the threat of communism.